What is CVE-2026-59087?

CVE-2026-59087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-59087?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

CVE-2026-59087

A flaw was found in the GIMP image manipulation program, specifically within its Seattle Filmworks file loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
secalert@redhat.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-59087?: CVE-2026-59087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-59087?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.